The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9780521893442
Subjects: Capital punishment; International humanitarian law; Political Science; Sociology; Law; Politics/International Relations; Criminology; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; Law / Human Rights
First sentence: The cornerstone of contemporary human rights law is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.